Neolithic Scandinavian Swedish Chert Hand Axe

Northern Europe, Southern Sweden, Alstad region, Neolithic period, ca. 4000 to 1700 BCE. A stone axe knapped from a warm ochre chert into a thick and rounded butt end with a straight edge for gripping

A large European stone hand axe/tool. Of uncertain age, but manufactured from the dark grey chert as many Northern European and Scandinavian Neolithic tools. L: 6 1/2 in (15.4 cm). Ex Sussex, UK priva

**Originally Listed At $250** Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3500 BCE. A lovely hand axe, hand-knapped from deep-green chert. The axe has a thick butt end which bears a

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert hand axe with retooling, made from a stone with warm, mottled brown-grey hues. The polished flint axe is part of the technolog

**Originally Listed At $400** Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Sweden, Neolithic Period, ca. 4000 to 1700 BCE. A set of 4 stone axe heads knapped from flaky stone, 3 from chert and 1 from quartz. The pet

**Originally Listed At $300** Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. A great pair of stone blades perhaps for handheld use. They are both hand-knapped from a creamy

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A chert hand axe with retooling. One side has blue, white, and purple hues, while the other has warm, mottled brown-grey hues. The pol

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A fine, hand-shaped hand axe with retooling, made from a light-brown stone with warm, mottled orange and grey hues. The polished chert

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 2800 to 2400 BCE. A small, retooled chert hand axe with grey-brown hues. The polished flint axe is part of the technology that marked Neolithic life in

Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A large, nice example of a chert hand axe with finely crimped sides. The chert is a chalky grey with darker grey and ocher tones. The

**Originally Listed At $350** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A hand axe made from a chert stone, flaked and polished into a trapezoidal form with a squared cross-sec

Western Europe, northern France, Oise department, Hardivillers, Neolithic period, ca. 7000 to 2000 BCE. A trio of chert hand axes or scrapers, knapped stone technology that marked Neolithic life in no

**Originally Listed At $600** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A pair of chert hand axes, each with a thick butt, made from stone with mottled brown-grey hues. The pol

Western Europe, northern France, Oise department, Hardivillers, Neolithic period, ca. 7000 to 2000 BCE. A lovely hand-knapped chert stone hand axe from the Neolithic period. The axe has a thick butt e

**Originally Listed At $400** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A collection of 3 ancient stone hand axes, each expertly napped from chert with brown or warm gray hues.

**Originally Listed At $300** Northern Europe, Denmark, Neolithic period, ca. 3900 to 1700 BCE. A pair of stone hand axes, each expertly napped from chert with amber brown or warm gray hues. The slend

**Originally Listed At $300** North Africa, Neolithic period, ca. 6000 to 3000 BCE. A hand-knapped chert tool that was use as an axe or scraper tool, the surface is notable for the natural beauty of t

Neolithic, 5th-3rd millennium BC. A mixed group comprising: a large axe with tapered sides, rounded butt and slightly convex polished cutting edge, in a mottled pale grey chert; a similar, smaller axe

**Originally Listed At $800** Western Europe, Northern France, Oise Department, Hardivillers, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 1,000,000 to 40,000 years ago. A chert hand axe from pr

Western Europe, Northern France, Oise Department, Hardivillers, Paleolithic, late Oldowan to Acheulean period, ca. 1,000,000 to 40,000 years ago. A chert hand axe from prehistoric peoples- likely the

Northwestern/Central Europe, Southern England to France, Paleolithic, ca. 250,000 to 200,000 years ago. A hand-knapped flint stone cutting tool flaked to a bifacial shape, with a rounded butt end for

**Originally Listed At $700** Pre-Columbian, Mayan Territories, ca. 500 to 900 CE. An absolutely gorgeous piece of blue-grey, cream, and yellow chert that has been knapped into a large hand axe. Knapp

Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000-200,000 B.P.. Broad and bifacially knapped, on a large flake with convex point and rounded butt, showing some cortex; with custom-made display stand. 765 grams

**First Time At Auction** North Africa, Morocco, Mesolithic Period, ca. 15000 BCE (17,000 BP). A large cutting tool knapped from a creamy warm gray and mottled pink chert, crafted by ancient hunter-ga